BOMBER MEMORIAL

CHERYL ANN SCHMIDT PIPKIN ~ Class of 1966
January 5, 1948 - April 28, 2014









Cheryl was called to heaven on April 28, 2014 after a two-year hard fought battle with small cell lung cancer. She did not leave this world without one last unselfish deed. Being an organ donor and having healthy corneas, she was able to help one last person to see the world better.

Cheryl Ann Schmidt was born on January 5, 1948 in Richland where she grew up attending Marcus Whitman Grade School , Carmichael Junior High School and graduating with the Class of 1966 from Richland's Columbia High School.

Cheryl and Phillip Eugene Pipkin married on May 9, 1970 and enjoyed raising their four children and seeing their grandchildren growing up to be the beautiful young adults they are becoming.

She began working for the State of Washington at the Department of Social and Health Services as a Clerk Typist 3 in 1977 in Ellensburg. In 1990 she became a Financial Service Specialist in the Moses Lake Department of Social and Health Services office where she helped many families in Grant and Adams Counties. Cheryl ended her career of 34+ years as an Administrative Hearing Coordinator and retired on April 30, 2013.

In her retirement Cheryl enjoyed traveling in her RV and accomplished her goal to visit all accessible light houses in Washington and Oregon with her husband and three of her grandchildren.

Cheryl leaves behind her loving husband; three children; son-in-law; five grandchildren; brother, Rockey Roland ('74) (Kay); sisters, Leona "Lee" Schmidt Barnett ('58) and Evelyn "Eve" Schmidt Schroeder ('54); several aunts; uncles; nieces; nephews and dear friends.

Cheryl joined her mother, Kay Roland; her father, William Schmidt; her brother-in-law, her stepson and her granddaughter in heaven and will be missed by all that knew her.

A celebration of Cheryl’s life was held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Moses Lake Alliance Church, 1100 N. Grape Drive.

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Arrangements were under the care of Kayser’s Chapel and Crematory.

In lieu of flowers the family would like donations made in Cheryl’s name to Lung Cancer charities.

Some suggested charities below:

Lung Cancer Foundation.

Lung Cancer Research Foundation.

Lung Cancer of America.

NOTE: Her sister, Leona "Lee" Schmidt Barnett ('58) , passed away July 15, 2019.

Bomber Memorial put together by Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66).